Appeal court rules Ricardo Salgado must face trial
The Court of Appeal has ruled that former banker Ricardo Salgado must stand trial in the BESA case, rejecting defence requests to suspend or extinguish the proceedings on health grounds. Judges dismissed calls for a new medical examination and ordered the criminal process to continue, marking another defeat for Salgado’s defence team. The decision revives a high‑profile financial trial tied to the collapse of Banco Espírito Santo’s group entities; those tracking Portugal’s banking scandals and investor litigation should note the case will proceed to trial.
Ricardo Salgado is the former chairman and CEO of Banco Espírito Santo (BES), the bank that collapsed in 2014 and triggered one of Portugal’s largest financial scandals. He has faced multiple criminal charges including fraud and money laundering, and recent appeal-court rulings ordering a new trial—despite reports about his Alzheimer’s—are important for anyone following accountability in Portugal’s banking sector.
A drop of blood from the fingertip could detect Alzheimer's
The procedure was tested in 337 patients at seven European centres to detect proteins associated with Alzheimer's and other brain changes in the cerebrospinal fluid.
A drop of blood from the fingertip can detect Alzheimer's
A drop of dried blood, obtained with a simple finger prick like the one diabetics use to measure glucose, can be used to detect important markers of Alzheimer's disease, thereby avoiding more invasive tests.